As of January 2024, the median number of years (tenure) that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer was 3.9 years in the United States. This is a decrease from 2022, when the median tenure was also 4.1 years. Employee tenure is a measure of how long wage and salary workers have been with their current employer. Data on employee tenure can be used as a gauge of employment security, where an increase in tenure means improving security, and a decrease in tenure shows deteriorating security.
Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024
The term employee tenure is used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the amount of time wage and salary workers have been with their current employer.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 26, 2024). Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024." Chart. September 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 2010 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers in the United States from 2010 to 2024 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174504/us-employed-workers-median-years-tenure/
